The Raspberry Pi fans at Tom’s Hardware love a Cyberdeck build and the pinnacle of this project has yet to be reached, despite the best efforts of makers like Brian Corteil. Fellow maker Mike Horne (co-founder of Pi Wars) has decided to make their own Cyberdeck using off the shelf components and an old aluminum case.
You know how I said I didn’t want to drill the lid? Friends, I drilled the lid. #RaspberryPi #Cyberdeck pic.twitter.com/pOMR22xJQqAugust 12, 2023
Bill of Materials (BoM)
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
- 5-Inch HDMI Display (800 x 480 resolution)
- Pimoroni Enviro+ HAT
- Wireless Keyboard and trackpad
- LM2596S DC to DC Buck Converter (with seven segment display)
- 2200mAh LiPo battery
- Aluminum case
We’ve been following Horne’s progress since July and we just had to write about it. The Cyberdeck is currently a work in progress and so things are liable to change. Powering the project is a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, yes they do exist, but are hard to get hold of. The Pi Zero 2 W appears to be in an injection molded case (that doesn’t feature on our list of best cases!). On top of the Pi Zero 2 W is a Pimoroni Enviro+ HAT board. This hat provides a power input from the 2200 mAh LiPo battery (via the LM2596S buck converter) to power the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. It also provides a slew of environmental sensors.
Pimoroni Enviro+ Sensor List
- BME280 temperature, pressure, humidity sensor
- LTR-559 light and proximity sensor
- MICS6814 analog gas sensor
- ADS1015 analog to digital converter (ADC)
- MEMS microphone
- 0.96-inch color LCD
- Connector for particulate matter (PM) sensor
- Pimoroni breakout-compatible pin header (Stemma QT / QwST / Qwiic)
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